The San Francisco Giants learned today that longtime Giants third baseman Jim Ray Hart passed away yesterday at the age of 74 in Acampo, California after a long illness.
“Everyone in the Giants organization is deeply saddened by the news of Jim’s passing,” said Giants President & Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer. “Our condolences go out to the Hart family for their tremendous loss and we extend our thoughts to Jim’s teammates, his friends, and to all those touched by his passing.”
Hart spent 11 seasons in a Giants uniform from 1963 to 1973 and during that span he hit .